'Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2': Kristen Stewart 'controls' Robert Pattinson

A Breaking Dawn movie update from Examiner.com

With Bella Swan now Bella Cullen after her marriage to Edward, so too does the newly made vampire show her strength in the final film installment of the “Twilight Saga.”
In recent “Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2” movie news, a new press release this Monday morning reveals a surprising change in Kristen Stewart’s iconic character. Soon to be seen in the upcoming take to the big screen, Bella Cullen has now been described as in "control" over her husband, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), and a new dynamic will be formed in their relationship during this last movie.
According to a new post by “Hollywood Life” this week, “Breaking Dawn Part 2” will show fans a major change in the close relationship between Robert Pattinson as Edward Cullen and Kristen Stewart as Bella Swan.
With her new vampire powers and instincts to protect her daughter, Renesmee, the new Bella has now been said by sources to take “control” of dangerous situations in the film, even outdoing her new husband in the leading role.
According to “Breaking Dawn Part 2” director’s partner Jack Morissey, there will be a definite shift in the dynamics between the two in the hotly anticipated movie. When asked whether Robert Pattinson—Edward, that is—will once again be needed to protect his human love in the film, Morissey replied with a definite no.
“No, Bella is a vampire now,” he recently reported. “She is the one in control. [Fans of the series] will like this.”
With actress Kristen Stewart often seen in the franchise as the helpless figure, it will certainly be a welcome change of pace to see the star show what she’s made of on the big screen. With this change in relationships, “Breaking Dawn Part 2” may be just the exciting finale fans are counting down the days for before its release later this year.
The cast of “Twilight Saga” will also be making a special appearance at Comic-Con 2012 this July. Fans at the upcoming Comic-Con event will not only be able to meet the stars of “Breaking Dawn Part 2,” but also take part in sneak peeks of the movie this fall, additional trailer details, and the most up-to-date “Twilight” news.
For those fans who have waited to see Bella take a more assertive role in her relationship and fight to protect her husband, her daughter Renesmee, and the rest of her friends and family, “Twilight: Breaking Dawn Part 2” might at last be the film to see this female human-turned-vampire in action.
Breaking Dawn Part 2” will sink its teeth into theaters in the U.S. with an expected release date of November 16, 2012, according to IMDb’s internet site.

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'Breaking Dawn, Part 2' To Be Released November 2012

A Breaking Dawn movie update from www.mtv.com...

For better or worse, the end is in sight, Twilighters. Summit Entertainment has announced the official release date for "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2." The final film adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's best-selling series is scheduled to open in theaters on November 16, 2012.

When Summit revealed that "Breaking Dawn" would be split into two films — with the first film's release date set for November 18, 2011 #&8212; there was much speculation that the final chapter would drop the following summer. This news puts the second film out almost a full year after Part 1, no doubt creating an excruciating waiting period for the film franchise's extremely dedicated fans.

With no official statement accompanying the news of Part 2's release date, we, too, can only speculate as to why Summit has chosen to wait a full year between releasing the two films. One likely reason is the already-crowded summer 2012 movie calendar, which has been padded with several other highly anticipated and established franchise films. "The Avengers," "Madagascar 3" and "Men in Black 3" all open in May; June will deliver a "Star Trek" sequel; the re-booted "Spider-Man" is nestled in the July 4 slot (occupied this year by "Eclipse"), followed closely by another "Ice Age" and a third "Batman."

Now that both films' release dates are set, there are a few other unresolved "Dawn" issues, namely the MPAA rating and whether director Bill Condon will choose to film the two parts in 3-D.

"That decision has yet to be made," Summit distribution chief Richie Fay told MTV of the rating question last month. "It's still the source of a discussion."

The 3-D conversation, on the other hand, involves both financial and creative decisions. "There's certainly a financial part of the discussion," Ray said. "And yes, there's a certain amount of technology that has to be considered and accounted for. But it really comes down to the creative folks.

"In any of these roundtable conversations, [Summit CEO] Rob Friedman has always been concerned about the 'Twilight' patron," Fay added. "His concern is always the people that come in to see this movie. He doesn't want to turn them off or offend. That's why it's a creative decision. A big factor is the perception of our audience. What are their feelings going to be? If it lends itself to being a better movie because of 3-D, then that's the technology we'll use."

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Box office report: 'Twilight: Breaking Dawn' is No. 1 for third week in a row with $16.9 mil

For the first time, a Twilight movie has ruled the box office for three weeks in a row. During what was one of the slowest weekends of the year, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1 held on to first, dropping 60 percent for $16.9 million, according to studio estimates.

That’s a smaller decline than what The Twilight Saga: New Moon experienced during the same weekend two years ago — it fell 64 percent. Nevertheless, Breaking Dawn — Part 1 is still trailing the past two Twilight movies. The fourth entry in the romantic supernatural series has so far grossed a stellar $247.3 million in 17 days. By comparison, New Moon had earned $255.4 million by this point, while The Twilight Saga: Eclipse had collected $255.8 million. This will ultimately be a moot point when Breaking Dawn — Part 2 comes out next November and likely destroys all of the franchise’s records.

Disney’s The Muppets was the runner-up, plunging a sharp 62 percent — more than any other wide release — for a weekend tally of $11.2 million. It’s too early to sound the alarm, especially since the movie has already grossed $56.1 million on its $45 million budget. And The Muppets will likely bounce back with a better hold next week. But it is surprising that a PG-rated family film with such endearing reviews and an “A” rating from CinemaScore graders would drop so much.

One possible explanation is that after all the activities and shopping of Thanksgiving weekend, many families opted to take it easy this week. It’s worth noting that such Thanksgiving releases as 2007′s Enchanted and last year’s Tangled fell 52 percent and 56 percent, respectively, during their sophomore frames. But Hugo, Arthur Christmas, Happy Feet Two, and Puss in Boots all had smaller drops than The Muppets, so there might be something else at play here.

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Perhaps the film’s solid $29.2 million opening weekend was driven more by nostalgic adults than by family audiences. (Disney reported that 65 percent of the picture’s audience was over the age of 18.) If that’s the case, then those muppety adults all rushed out to see The Muppets last week, thereby leaving the film somewhat front-loaded. Disney would be wise to release Miss Piggy out into the world to intimidate encourage more families to see the movie.

The rest of the top five was occupied by other family films. Martin Scorsese’s Hugo, a 3-D love letter to silent cinema, slipped 33 percent for $7.6 million. The movie’s small decline can be partly attributed to the fact that it added more than 500 theaters this weekend. Hugo has so far taken in $25.2 million on a budget that’s reportedly at least $150 million. In fourth place, Sony’s Arthur Christmas declined only 39 percent for $7.4 million. The well-reviewed holiday comedy should continue to hold up well as we approach Christmas Day. And Happy Feet Two rounded out the top five by diving 55 percent for $6 million.

In limited release, the George Clooney dramedy The Descendants once again posted impressive numbers, grossing $5.2 million from 574 theaters. Fox Searchlight will expand the Oscar hopeful to 850 theaters on Friday. The silent film The Artist also continued to make some noise with $206,000 from six locations. And, finally, the NC-17 drama Shame, about a New York sex addict (Michael Fassbender), debuted to a superb $361,000 at 10 theaters. The film may have trouble adding theaters beyond metropolitan areas because of its taboo rating.

1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn — Part 1 — $16.9 mil
2. The Muppets — $11.2 mil
3. Hugo — $7.6 mil
4. Arthur Christmas — $7.4 mil
5. Happy Feet Two — $6.0 mil

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